Vibration compensation camera having reduced power consumption in a self-timer mode and a bulb mode

Patent 5659807 Issued on August 19, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 23, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Nikon Corporation

Application

No. 377066 filed on 01/23/1995

US Classes:

396/55, Having stabilization system396/301, WITH POWER SUPPLY DETAIL396/439CAMERA DETAIL

Examiners

Primary: Gellner, Michael L.
Assistant: Chapik, Daniel

Foreign Patent References

4-301822 JP. 10/13/1993

International Classes

G03B 017/00
G03B 005/00
G03B 005/02

Foreign Application Priority Data

1994-01-21 JP

Abstract

A vibration compensation camera to correct image vibration occurring due to camera vibration by driving a vibration compensation lens according to vibration detected by a vibration detection circuit. The vibration compensation camera also includes a delay mode setting device to set a time delay to perform a shutter opening operation after a predetermined time has elapsed after a release operation. When the delay mode setting device is set to the delay mode, the vibration compensation system is not operated, thereby reducing electric power consumption. The vibration compensation camera may also have a bulb mode function to perform photography while in a bulb mode. A bulb mode setting device sets a bulb mode to maintain a camera shutter in an open state. When the bulb mode setting device is set to the bulb mode, the vibration compensation system is not operated. The vibration compensation camera may also have a timed delay function to start the vibration detection circuit after a first delay time has elapsed from a release operation and to perform a shutter opening operation after a second delay time has elapsed from the release operation.